I'm sure many of you have read about this on various Wrestling dirt sheets and on here some what, but many mid-carders such as Santino Marella, Yoshi Tatsu, Jack Swagger, Zack Ryder, Tyler Reks, Curt Hawkins and numerous Divas are frustrated over the lack of money they have been receiving as of late. Wrestlemania 28 bonuses are said to be very small considering the ticket sales record they set for the WM weekend. Also WWE's recent international tour was said to be a huge success and small payouts were also given.

Also Agents and Producers get everything paid for (private flights, limos to the arena, hotels, etc.) and top stars such as John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show and CM Punk have their own personal WWE owned Tour Buses while mid-card guys and Divas sit in coach, rent their cars and pay for hotels and food.

Ryder and Marella were probably the ones who had the right to complain because they actually had a match... a short one at that. And Ryder and Marella probably deserved it more considering they actually sold a lot of merchandise. Reks and Hawkins only one 2 minutes segment ffs.

John Cena, Orton, Big Show and CM Punk actually had proper matches in Wrestlemania, seems rather dumb that the mid-carders complain about not making as much money when they were barely putting as much effort.

They probably have grounds to be upset but if they're gonna start comparing their lifestyle with the top stars, they're getting in a hole they might not get out of. Plus they should be grateful top stars ride individually, they don't want a horde of them in the same bus as them acting like King Shit running things as 'locker room leaders'.

Maybe there was a dent in the Mania bonuses this year, but this could also well be exaggerated propaganda because there have been a few midcards venting on Twitter as of late.

I hate to say this but it's life, fellas. Not everyone can be at the top, even if all of the midcard talent had main-event appeal, overness and talent they can't ALL be main-eventers.

Plus, didn't a dirtsheet leak a document about base salaries a few years back? Even low-card talent were pulling in decent money in comparison to most other professions. Some midcard talent were in triple figures. On the flip, they usually pay for their own flights and hotels and who knows what else. But still, you can be doing a lot worse financially.

WWE has lost a lot of stock value in the last year, so while they may be pulling in record revenue in areas like WM and international tours, they're also losing cash at regular shows. Oh, and blowing millions on Linda's Senate campaign, can't forget about that

-------------------"With a positive attitude, you can be anything you want to be." - Selena, gone 20 years on March 31.

Here's what I understand about the WWE. The talent receives royalties for their merchandise in the form of bonuses. They also get paid depending on how well the shows sold, attendance and all that. It's never a set and stable thing.

As a fan, guys like Santino Marella and Zack Ryder annoy me when I see them on TV. I don't know what the deal with these two is. Ryder was hilarious on his YouTube show, but...I really don't like him, and I KNOW I'm not the only one who thinks this, so...them axing these guys is a given. If anyone noticed, guys like Ryder were given a chance, guys like Santino were given a chance, storylines, title reigns, the works. Ratings dropped and now they're back doing nothing. Can't really complain about that much, the people have spoken and the people say that Ryder and Marella, while cheered, aren't strong enough talents to draw the ratings that WWE is looking for. The only thing WWE should do is give them a shot, but if they don't work out, they just simply don't work out. What do you want them to do?

Anyway, back to the real rumor as to why everyone is pissed: their bonus compensation. Does someone who is a low carder deserve THAT much compensation? A guy like Zack Ryder STILL gets for his merchandise, which is separate from the payment he receives for the success of the attendance/sales of the events. So...I'm pretty sure nobody bought a ticket to see Zack Ryder. If he was left off the show, I doubt there would be a difference by one ticket sale. So does he deserve to be heavily rewarded for the attendance? No. The house gets packed based on the storylines going into it and the main popular talent, which of course are the guys that get more compensation.

ANOTHER issue is that they have to pay for their own expenses. Yes, I agree that this is messed up. They are required to be god knows where, but it's not in the company's interest how they get there? That's messed up.

So my conclusion is simple: The talent having to pay their own way is complete utter bullcrap. But complaining that your bonus isn't as big as it used to be? Ehh...sure, a gripe that isn't pleasant, but if you're a "mid carder" and don't really control sales or attendance then...why do you deserve your bonus?

This is my whole thing about mid-card talent. If the company has given you a shot and you didn't sell and didn't live up to it, there's nothing they could do. They're not going to continue pushing someone against their benefit just to be nice to that performer. It sucks, but not everyone is a ticket seller. The only mid-card or even lower card talent that really has the right to complain is guys who were never given the opportunity in the first place (a guy like Trent Barretta for example), or a guy who has been saddled with a bullcrap gimmick or storyline that would never get him/her over (such as Tensai). Otherwise, a guy like Zack Ryder and Santino Marella, that had everything thrown at them and just genuinely didn't run with the ball (not their fault, but obviously the fans don't care), then...well...sucks to be you.

"The word at RAW is that there will be a big backstage meeting around 3PM as we reported late last night here on the website. The company wants anyone who has an issue to speak up in front of the entire roster and management. The idea is that no “heat” will be put on anyone for speaking up and they want everyone to be open and let out their honest feelings on what the issues are. The hope is that someone will have the guts to speak up and others will then chime in, thus creating an honest discussion on the current issues. Numerous mid-card guys appear to want to speak up and today is the day to finally do that. We’ll see if they actually go through with it. If numerous talents speak up as expected, there obviously won’t be “heat” on everyone and WWE will get the message that lots of people are ticked off. For example, if one or two guys like JTG or Santino Marella speak up, the rest would start to follow. As noted, they need more than one guy to speak out and that seems like it’ll be happening today."

So, basically what is going to happen is, if you complain about the way things are going and how you are being treated then you will get a bit of TV time but you will be booked as worse than a Jobber. Notice how HBK made that comment about HHH not flying commercial and being Mr. Big Wig? Yeah that's a giant middle finger to the talents that are complaining.

Ohh big bad superstars, going to speak up to themselves, gonna stand up for themselves, "we're not gonna take it anymore," time for a revolution! Just not to Vince or anyone that has any stroke in the company, let's do it through Twitter from the comfort of our home or hotel room or whatever. That'll really show them! If I was Vince or Triple H, that would make me want to bury them even more.

- There was a talent meeting held before Monday's RAW in Dallas, Texas. Talents were given the chance to speak up about being unhappy and reportedly, nobody did. The meeting apparently ended with everyone being told to use common sense and be careful with social media.

Shawn Michaels screamed in Vince's ear every day until he got to where he was.Austin middle fingered Vince (backstage as well as on camera)CM Punk is self explanatoryRead a Jericho book, he got in Vince's face and made him listenKurt Angle

Bunch of pussies. Vince is a confrontational guy. He likes guys with balls and hates yes-men (at least when it comes to talent). Make him listen to you instead of being a little bitch. Guess these guys don't know who they're working for. This isn't Dixie Carter who's going to text them asking why they said such hurtful things online.